Harvard professor slams coconut oil as ‘pure poison’

(KetoQ) #1

Well, if it’s Harvard, it must be pure bullshit.

(Roy D Rushing Jr ) #2

Apparently it’s all predicated on the idea that saturated fats, which make up the majority of coconut oil, are bad for you. I feel like that idea has been debunked in keto circles, but I’m not sure. What is our stance on saturated fat?

(KetoQ) #3

Roy, yes, that idea has most definitely been debunked in keto circles, as coconut and MCT oil are core to many keto diets.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #4

The New York Post picked up this story? Huh!

We have threads about the same story in other outlets, but the Post is one I’d never have expected to get interested in nutrition research.

Saturated fat raises HDL, among other things. It’s practically the only thing that does. That’s why people hate it—because the best source of saturated fat is meat.

(Crow T. Robot) #5

Picked up, or was fed?

All these stories hitting at the same time just don’t smell like coincidence to me.

#6

Yep. There is a bad vibe in the air, don’t you think? And the wind is blowing it in our direction.

(KetoQ) #7

Paul –

NY Post picks up nearly all of these nutrition articles that end up getting discussed here. I now live in Chicago and used to live in NYC, so I read the Post everyday, it is one of my guilty pleasures.

The Post often puts a more controversial spin on the headers.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #8

My favorite Post headline was “Mom Kills Kids, Slays Self,” followed by “Bush to City: Drop Dead.” (I think it was Bush, the first one. Might have been Reagan.)

(KetoQ) #9

Some of my favorite NY Post headlines:

Jacko on His Backo (Michael Jackson collapses during rehersal)
Headless Body in Topless Bar
Osama Bin Wankin’
Cloak and Shag Her (Gen. Petraeus affair)

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #10

I forgot that one! Another great. :rofl:

#11

It’s not just the Post though, it’s the NYT as well: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/well/eat/coconut-oil-good-bad-health.html

(Bunny) #12

…water is really water, ok it’s water …lol :rofl:

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #13

Yes, but the headlines in the Times aren’t nearly as zippy . . . :grin:

(Charlotte) #14

Grass fed butter as well!

(kmg555) #15

It was Ford.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #16

Gotcha! (My, how time flies!)